Your Pb- Questionnaire 2024
Brian6428 reply :
Hey guys, I just finished reading Doug Hannon's book "Big Bass Magic". He says many things that go against conventional wisdom of bass fishing, mainly regarding big fish. I will reveal these after the survey is over. I would like to ask you guys a few questions about your PB Largemouth to help me compile data to prove or disprove Hannon's statements. Please copy and paste the questions with your answers.
How deep was the fish caught?
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges?
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)?
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during?
Thanks for your answers,
Brian
Kevin22 reply :
Will be interesting to see the results!
How deep was the fish caught? About 6 feet
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Black cherry (a very dark, almost black red)
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? No idea. Caught 8/1/09 if you want to look it up
Amarley reply :
How deep was the fish caught?- 3-4 ft
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges?- No, 5" soft plastic swimbait
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)?- White
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? Full, during mid-afternoon light rain
Brian6428 reply :
Here is my reply:
How deep was the fish caught? 4 ft
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? Yes
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Natural
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? N/A
SPEEDBEAD. reply :
How deep was the fish caught? Topwater but in 36 FOW
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? Yes
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Natural
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? Super Moon 
MCS reply :
How deep was the fish caught?
1-2'
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges?
No, but to be more specific it was a 4" senko after it boiled and missed a pop-r(rattles)
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? senko was blue pearl w/ black and holo flake....pop-r was blue/holo sides and white belly(50th anniv)
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? It was a 5/10/2013 So I think it is new moon
NC_Bass6 reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 5 ft
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? no, wacky rigged senko
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? green pumpkin with purple fleck
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? no idea
Wayne P. reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 4-6 ft
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? Somewhat-- Chatterbait
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Natural
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? First quarter
haydenf96 reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 2 foot
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No, spro frog
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Green with an orange underbelly
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during?
Look up the phase on 8/8/09
Glenn reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 2ft
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? White/Chartruese
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? 1st Quarter
mnbassman23 reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 3ft
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No (Jig)
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Natural
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? Not sure, was caught on 8/10/12 if you want to check.
00 mod reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 20 fow
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? yes rattles
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? unnatural/ citrus shad
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? new moon
MarkH024 reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 2-3ft
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges?No
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Original ScumFrog White/Green
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? No idea. 1st or 2nd week in September 2007
ChrisAW reply :
How deep was the fish caught? -Less than one foot.
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? - No
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? -Watermelon Candy craw / green jig
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? - Not sure exactly what this all pertains to, but it says waning moon phase, 95% full.
MrSwimJig reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 2 feet
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? White
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? Waxing Crescent
Dwight Hottle reply :
How deep was the fish caught? - 20 fow
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? - no
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? - unnatural white generic swim bait with red eyes
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? - new moon
MichBassMan reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 12'
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Black/red shad
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? unknown
wnybassman reply :
6 to 7 feet deep
Wacky rigged Senko (no rattles or hinges)
Watermelon with black flake or smoke with blue and gold flake (can't remember what I was using at the time)
First quarter
slonezp reply :
Less than 3fow on live bait
Crestliner2008 reply :
How deep was the fish caught? - 6'
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? - No
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? - Green Pumpkin
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? - N/A
iabass8 reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 2 ft
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? no(jig)
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? natural (green pumpkin/blue craw)
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during?no idea. was caught in the first week of april 2 years ago.
Stren_g reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 2-3 feet
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? Rattles, heddon tiny torpedo.
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Chart bottom, brown back.
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? No idea.
Bassfishing375 reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 3-4 feet
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)?
Soft Plastic 6" Worm in Purple
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? I caught it on July 23 2010, I looked it up and it was 3 days from a full moon.
Scott F reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 3 feet
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? NO
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Natural, live shiner
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? 4 days after the full moon
basseditor reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 7-8' (Next to a 20' drop off)
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? Yes, (6XD)
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Chartreuse/Blue back
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? I can't recall (end of June 2012)
BaconStealer303 reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 6ft
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? Spinnerbait
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Natural
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? N/A
BigBassBarry reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 20 foot of Water
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? Yes
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Sooner Run (pumpkin green with red flake) biffle bug
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? Caught 1st sunday june last year
11 lb 2 oz in my profile pic
fstr385 reply :
How deep was the fish caught? ~4`
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? no.
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? motor oil/chart
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? don't recall.
Jack Fate reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 10 Ft
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? YES Strike King 5XD Crankbait
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Unnatural--Chartreuse Sexy Shad
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? New Moon
Brian6428 reply :
Thanks for all the replies guys, I just finished totaling up the results so far, but feel free to keep replying, I will do a final total later. Here are the current results:
Average depth caught in: 7.135 fow
Rattles/hinges vs silent: 19 said no rattles, 7 said rattles were present
Natural vs unnatural colors: 19 natural colors, 7 unnatural colors
Moon phases: New moon: 6 First Quarter: 5 Full Moon: 7 Last Quarter: 2
So far Hannon has been spot on. I guess thats why they called him the bass professor! He said 8 fow was ideal for big bass, and the "good" depth for big bass ranged from 3 to 13 fow. He said big bass were more likely to hit a naturally colored silent lure, which matches up with the results so far. He said new and full moon were best for fishing, though the results here do not decisively show that. Hopefully more replies will help make the moon phases more conclusive.
Thanks, and feel free to keep replying, like I said I will do a final tally this weekend.
Brian
deep reply :
On 7/18/2013 at 9:34 AM, Brian6428 said:He said 8 fow was ideal for big bass, and the "good" depth for big bass ranged from 3 to 13 fow.
I haven't read his book, so just a quick question. Did he mention that depth in relation to Florida reservoirs specifically or in general?
Brian6428 reply :
On 7/18/2013 at 9:52 AM, deep said:I haven't read his book, so just a quick question. Did he mention that depth in relation to Florida reservoirs specifically or in general?
That same question crossed my mind, too. He never mentioned depth relative to anything, however he did mention catching the fish that helped compile his data set in all sorts of bodies of water, from small ponds to huge lakes. I think that this would help level out the data, but I still think it would be different in california or other places with super deep bodies of water.
Brian
AK-Jax86 reply :
How deep was the fish caught?
4 feet
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges?
No
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)?
Natural
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during?
Not sure
deep reply :
On 7/18/2013 at 9:58 AM, Brian6428 said:That same question crossed my mind, too. He never mentioned depth relative to anything, however he did mention catching the fish that helped compile his data set in all sorts of bodies of water, from small ponds to huge lakes. I think that this would help level out the data, but I still think it would be different in california or other places with super deep bodies of water.
Brian
Well, here's a tidbit from a book that I have read.
"Most of the time you will catch the majority of big bass in 10 feet or water or less, year-round. These big fish are up to feed. When they decide to eat, they have to abandon some of their avenues of escape." (Bill Siemantel/ Big Bass Zone)
While I personally don't agree 100% with it- having caught a few what I'd consider nice-sized fish on the top, the bottom and every depth in between, I still think that's an interesting observation.
GADawgs reply :
Fish was caught in about 8-10 feet of water
No hinges or rattles
Natural color - watermelon seed
Caught near the new moon
Tuckahoe Joe reply :
How deep was the fish caught? About 2 ft.
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No. Jitterbug.
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Black
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? Unsure
WRB reply :
Doug Hannon fished in Florida, natural lakes or low land reservirs for Florida strain LMB.
The data will reflect this regioanal area and bass species. Collecting random data for anglers that fish in deep structured lakes for bass species that differ form FLMB in shallow lakes will have little facts to base any theory on.
Moon phase is an importnat factor during pre spawn though post spawn as it affect tidal movement and animal activity levels, bass are animals. The moon also affects summer bass during night periods, bright moon light helps a sight feeding predator.
I have caught 5 FLMB over 17 lbs.
All were caught between Jan to March.
Depth of water between 15' to 20'
Water temperature between 58 to 65 degrees.
Lures was hair jig with pork trailer; colors brown, purple, black.
Time between 8A to 10A
Moon phase; within 3 days before or after the full moon.
Lake type; highland deep rocky structure.
Tom
Fish Chris reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 8-10ft
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Natural Bluegill Pattern
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? First quarter
Peace,
Fish
PS, ......but I agree with WRB. My answers would mean much, comparing them to bass in Florida.
flippin and pitchin reply :
6 FEET
YES S Waver
Natural
I don't recall.
Todd2 reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 2 feet
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)?
White spinnerbait
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? Don't remember.
Nice_Bass reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 8-10 fow with around 2-3 feet visibility.
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? yes- jig w/ rattle.
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? yes
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? new
Bankbeater reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 3 to 4 feet
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Black
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? N/A
lmbfisherman reply :
How deep was the fish caught? Between 5'-7'
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Brown
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? 2 days before the full moon (Super Moon)
Zach Dunham reply :
3-5 feet of water
No Rattles
Natural color
no idea on the moon phase, it was 4/4/11.
bkohlman reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 2-3ft
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? yes - (i guess)chatterbait
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? black and blue
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? no idea
FrogFreak reply :
How deep was the fish caught?
3-4 foot of water
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges?
Nope, scumfrog
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)?
Natural, Black
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during?
Not sure on that one.
Felix77 reply :
On 7/18/2013 at 3:35 AM, Brian6428 said:Hey guys, I just finished reading Doug Hannon's book "Big Bass Magic". He says many things that go against conventional wisdom of bass fishing, mainly regarding big fish. I will reveal these after the survey is over. I would like to ask you guys a few questions about your PB Largemouth to help me compile data to prove or disprove Hannon's statements. Please copy and paste the questions with your answers.
How deep was the fish caught?
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges?
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)?
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during?
Thanks for your answers,
Brian
Is it just for Largemouth bass?
Dwight Hottle reply :
On 7/19/2013 at 2:34 AM, Felix77 said:Is it just for Largemouth bass?
I would like to ask you guys a few questions about your PB Largemouth to help me compile data to prove or disprove Hannon's statements. Please copy and paste the questions with your answers.
Felix77 reply :
On 7/19/2013 at 2:38 AM, Dwight Hottle said:I would like to ask you guys a few questions about your PB Largemouth to help me compile data to prove or disprove Hannon's statements. Please copy and paste the questions with your answers.
I read that ... just making sure.
Basswhippa reply :
14 YO son just caught and released his PB and it is being mounted at Lake Fork Taxidermy. This was just last Saturday, and it weighed 8.35 pounds, length 24.5". I could not be more proud.
Depth - 6' estimated
Lure/Hinge 3/4 ounce double willowleaf SB
Color -- Shad White with no trailer
Moon phase - within 3 days of new moon.
One has to remember when Doug Hannon wrote this that a lot of people were preaching "you have to fish deep structure to succeed". He basically said all things being equal, the bass is a shallow water sunfish and that is where you will find them, again all things equal. It is relative and the bass is highly adaptive. Their comfort zone is making short bursts to kill and eat meal expending the least effort as possible. Where better than sitting behind a shallow stump or log waiting for a bluegill or shad to come by? If you take away the deep man made lakes and focused on natural lakes and riverrun lakes, you will see what he says is mostly true and even if you add the deep lakes, it still is mostly true.
senile1 reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 9 - 10 feet deep in 11 - 12 feet of water
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No. Lure was a spinnerbait.
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? chartreuse/white
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? 3rd Quarter
MichiganFishing1997 reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 3-4 feet
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Unnatural
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? No idea, cought it about a week ago though.
stratoliner92 reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 8'
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Junebug
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? Waxing Crescent
senile1 reply :
If you don't know, or don't remember, the moon phase when you caught your personal best go to this site: http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_phases_calendar.phtml and enter the month and year when you caught your fish in the calendar. Make sure you choose the correct hemisphere. Then look for the day of the month. If you aren't familiar with the symbols used for the different phases, click on "moon phases explained" in the menu on the left.
Jake Coucoules reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 6 feet
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? no
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? shad
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? day after full moon
Smallmouth Hunter reply :
Average depth caught in: <2 (spawning)
Rattles/hinges vs silent: silent
Natural vs unnatural colors: natural
Moon phases: April 12, 2013 - don't know the phase though
aqualkinbush reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 3-4ft on a very deep sloping bank
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges?no rapala minnow style crankbait
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? FireTiger
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? Not sure.
chubaka reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 1-2ft of water.
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? Yes it did.
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Natural color it is.
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? Nada.
Darren. reply :
On 7/18/2013 at 3:35 AM, Brian6428 said:
How deep was the fish caught? ~ 4 feet
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Yes (natural)
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? April 20, 2012 looks like a waning crescent just before new moon
AndyTN reply :
My PB was on live bait that I had caught beforehand, but for an artificial lure -
How deep was the fish caught? 14-15'
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No - BPS 3.5" Tender Tube
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Brown with gold specs
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? Unk.
Mattlures reply :
about 3 feet but it was a bed fish. my biggest non bed fish was in about 15-20ft
the bait was my soft bluegill swimbait so no hinges or rattles but my biggest non bed fish was caught on my hardgill which does have joints.
The colors are very natural.
I don't remember the moon.
I have read Hannon's book and it was interesting. His opinions and observations are clearly made from his experiances fishing weedy shallow florida lakes. A lot of his opinions would not be the same had he grew up out west fishing deep clear resivoirs. Bass do not act the same in different types of bodies of water. While some of their habits seem to be the same others change depending upon location. It appeared as though he based his opinions on bass behavior, from a very specific environment.
Shane J reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 17'
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No ( jig/Lobster)
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Natural Colors
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? March 1, 2013 3/4 moon, Waning
Jolly Green reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 2'
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? Nope, 4" fluke
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? White
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? Waxing crescent
Jay Ell Gee reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 1-2 ft (under shaded mat)
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges?
No (Wacky Rigged Strike King Shim-e Stick)
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)?
Natural (Green Pumpkin/Red Flake)
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? Third Quarter
merc1997 reply :
depth 15ft.
jig rubber skirt, black and blue, pork trailer, no rattles
new moon
time 4pm
SDoolittle reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 30'
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Natural
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? New moon
bgraham91 reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 11 FT
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? RATTLES
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? WHITE
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? NS
Derriick reply :
0-3 feet
No
Yes
Don't remember
Derriick reply :
On 7/20/2013 at 1:04 PM, Mattlures said:about 3 feet but it was a bed fish. my biggest non bed fish was in about 15-20ft
the bait was my soft bluegill swimbait so no hinges or rattles but my biggest non bed fish was caught on my hardgill which does have joints.
The colors are very natural.
I don't remember the moon.
I have read Hannon's book and it was interesting. His opinions and observations are clearly made from his experiances fishing weedy shallow florida lakes. A lot of his opinions would not be the same had he grew up out west fishing deep clear resivoirs. Bass do not act the same in different types of bodies of water. While some of their habits seem to be the same others change depending upon location. It appeared as though he based his opinions on bass behavior, from a very specific environment.
This.
flyfisher reply :
3-4 ft
no
no
and i have no idea
Wouldn't time of year have a big role in this as well?
gripnrip reply :
How deep was the fish caught? Topwater
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? Yes
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Natural/all chrome
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? I wish I could tell you. It was 20 years ago and during the summer. 
NEjitterbugger reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 4 ft
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? yes
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? natural
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? no idea
Brian6428 reply :
Thanks for all the replies. You guys brought up some very good points about Hannons observations being geared to shallow flordia lakes, and can't be compared to many of the western lakes, or even northern lakes. Either way, thanks for chiming in, it was still cool to see some of the qualities of the lures you guys caught your pb on. I dont have the exact nubmers but I think natural colors beat out unnatural by about a 70/30 split, and roughly the same for silent vs rattles, with silent winning. Thanks again!
Brian
Dave P reply :
How deep was the fish caught? 4 feet of water
Did the lure contain rattles or have hinges? No
Was the lure a natural color (brown, green) or was it an unnatural color (chartreuse, orange)? Chartreuse and Blue
If possible, what moon phase was your PB caught during? Unknown. It was August the 3rd at 3 in the afternoon.
Nice_Bass reply :
A few thoughts on this as I started to read the book after reading this thread to see if I could understand it myself.
It seems that out of all the variables included in your questionnaire “depth” would be the most difficult to quantify for several different reasons. (yet oddly is only quantifiable)
The first; would be part of the human element in that most don’t know the exact depth of the fish. Most are estimates at best and the actual depth could vary several feet in either direction. This can lead to variances in the data pool and would need a large set of data in order to eliminate some of the inaccuracies.
Critical and less quantifiable would be the great geographic differences as others have mentioned between different coasts, even different ecosystems within the same area. Variables too numerous to count will change the depth at which the bass are feeding at, water quality, traffic, temperature, clarity, bottom composition, time of year etc.
Taking into account that in his book he stated: “…large bass feed primarily in a depth range centering at 8 feet and ranging 5 feet on either side; in other words a 3 to 13 foot depth range.” Pg. 35 BBM
If you were to take a large enough data set, such as the whole of Bass Resource data on PB’s, removing outliers and such data such as topwater in 35 ft, spawn in 1 fow, etc. and performed a statistical analysis on the remaining data I am still fairly confident that you would in fact find that the data would fall in that very same depth range of 8 fow with a 5 ft. deviation. While it may be true that most of the big fish come out of these deviations, it does not necessarily mean that the biggest fish of any population will in fact come out of that depth range.
In addition, this way of thinking also assumes that everything will fall under this perfect normal distribution/Gaussian distribution since we in fact did remove the outliers which technically are a sub-populations that has been removed since it does not fit the model... but really should very well influence it.
I guess long story short- you will need a ton data here and to get the real determination of that data will have to put a ton of work into the statistical analysis of it. I think it would be really neat if Bass Resource was able to collect that data from individual members at signup or by other means as a way of compiling that data for you. There could be data sets available already however- I would think states with great Fishery mgmt. such as Texas may have some available however it may take a bit of research.
Also, butter milk. Not bad to drink-strangely satisfying and not just for marinating any longer.
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